Terrifying Picture Sequence

A camera caught the very moment a suicide bomber blew himself up. The speed at which it happens is incredible - reference the guy beating the drum in the foreground. His hand basically didn't move throughout the entire sequence.

Discovering the "Progressive" Mindset

Poor guy...he makes two reasonable posts and gets roasted. Check out the comments.

His concerns are completely valid. Radical Islam is the source of terror attacks and attacks against the Western way of life. Should suicide bombings start happening in Canada then his second concern is also valid - the police and the population at large are not going to attempt to sort "good" Muslims from "bad". Canadians of Japanese origin can attest to that.

The comments are particularly typical of the cultural relativist, multi-culti supporters. They honestly can't believe that a threat exists. Also at least one of the commentators is taking the line that "everyone is violent so there's no need to single out any particular group".

Perhaps, but there is one group that actively promotes hate against Jews, calls for the overthrow of Western governments and advocates for the imposition of the most medieval version of Sharia law. We ignore this group at our peril.

Video Tuesday

An explanation of the credit crisis.

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An interesting video about the implications of large populations in India and China. Also there is some commentary about the pace of innovation although I'm very skeptical about the claim that 2 years of a 4 year degree are useless.

The "real" victims and self defence

Don't read this unless you have a strong stomach.

Who is the victim here? Common sense would dictate that Audrey Cooper is. However, I contend that the courts will consider the kids who murdered her to be the true victims. Bah. Had this woman had a gun and in the process of defending herself had killed one or more of her attackers then there is no doubt in my mind that she would be behind bars and the teens would be given counseling to overcome the death of their fellow hooligans.

This case highlights a point that many people seem to miss.

The police to not exist to protect you. Period. They simply do not have the resources to offer true protection to every citizen.

The police exist to clean up after a crime and to catch the people responsible. That means you are on your own in terms of defending yourself.

Crime is prevented by the combination of an efficient and effective police force and a judiciary that hands out appropriate sentences. A weakness in either branch will allow crime to flourish. Either criminals are simply not caught or their sentences do not keep them isolated from society for a sufficient period.

Canada has an effective police force but unfortunately a weak judicial branch with a serious case of Monday-morning-quarterbacking when it comes to self defense issues.

Man I feel like a woman

A pre-op transsexual wanted to join a gym in Southern Ontario and use the women's change room. The owner said he would have to consider it thinking that his female patrons may feel uncomfortable having a person with male genitals in the women's change room.

Sorry pal, apparently you should have said "Yes, of course!" right away.

The OHRC seems a little out to lunch on this one:

The code does not distinguish between transsexuals who are at different stages of transition, said Afroze Edwards, a spokeswoman for the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

"I think the important thing to remember there is how they identify themselves; what their sense is, that they are living as a man or living as a woman," Ms. Edwards said. "Regardless of whether they're preop or postop, it's their lived gender that's important."

Ahhhh....so pre-op but living as a woman counts as a woman. That pretty much opens the door for any man to use the female change room if he feels sufficiently female that day. Should that individual be confronted about their constantly changing "gender" then they only need to reply that they are exploring their sexuality and threaten a Human Rights complaint.

Bizzaro World

Where the criminals sue the police (or those who just want the law enforced).

The next step is to have someone sue the US for not invading their country.

Low hanging fruit

The UK does it again.

Wilders is low hanging fruit. There is no risk in banning him. There will be no uprising, violent protests or terrorists bombings because of the UK government's actions.

This quote takes the cake:

Mr Wilders, 45, was classed as someone considered likely to incite hatred and his visit a threat to 'community harmony and therefore public security'.

Right. And those other radical yahoos they have let in aren't a threat at all. You know, the ones who DO encourage violence, the ones who DO call for the destruction of the UK.

Way to go guys. CLAP. CLAP. CLAP.